Currently; Stunt Coordinator on VIKINGS (Season 6).​Stunt Coordinator Credits include: MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS (opens December 7th 2018)​VIKINGS (Seasons 4 & 5) DAWN, SWORD OF PEACE, BESERK, HAMMER OF THE GODS, IRONCLAD, FAINTHEART and IOS Game INFINITE WARRIOR.​Fight Coordinator credits include: Vikings (Seasons 1, 2 & 3), THE DARK KNIGHT (which won the 2009 SAG Award for best movie stunt ensemble and Best Fight at the Taurus Stunt Awards). SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS and SHERLOCK HOLMES, both directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law. THE GOLDEN COMPASS, GULLIVER’S TRAVELS, THE EAGLE, STARDUST, THE LAST LEGION, DRONA, SOLOMON KANE and Fight/Combat consultant on FABLE 2, the follow-up to the best selling X-Box game FABLE.

His first major film was TROY, on which served as Swordmaster. His responsibilities involved developing the fighting styles of the principal characters and choreographing the one-on-one fights. These fights received critical acclaim, particularly the Achilles v Hector duel (Brad Pitt & Eric Bana), which was nominated in the Best Fight category for both the MTV Movie Awards and the Taurus Stunt Awards 2005.As 'Master-at-Arms' to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) Richard gained extensive experience providing fight training for actors in a multiplicity of weapons systems.

His theatre experience is wide-ranging and he has staged fights for, among others, The Donmar Warehouse including the Broadway transfer of Les Liaisons Dangereuses. The Royal National Theatre, The Royal Shakespeare Company, The Abbey & Peacock Theatres (The National Theatre of Ireland) as well as numerous West End and Regional shows.